{"id":14412,"date":"2020-05-10T17:28:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-10T21:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/airpurifierspecialist.com\/store\/?p=14412"},"modified":"2020-05-17T23:38:55","modified_gmt":"2020-05-18T03:38:55","slug":"covid-19-updates-alberta-reports-one-death-96-new-cases-moms-celebrated-with-parade-at-seniors-residence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/airpurifierspecialist.com\/store\/covid-19-updates-alberta-reports-one-death-96-new-cases-moms-celebrated-with-parade-at-seniors-residence\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Updates: Alberta reports one death, 96 new cases | Moms celebrated with parade at seniors residence"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"main-content\">\n<article aria-labelledby=\"articleTitle\">\n<header aria-label=\"Begnning of Article\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Author of the article:<\/p>\n<p><span>Mary-Ellen Southwick<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span>Calgary Herald<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Publishing date:<\/p>\n<p><span>22\u00a0hours ago<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span>9 minute read<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/postmediacalgaryherald2.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/05\/cs20200506jw058a-copy.jpg?quality=5&#038;strip=all&#038;w=100\" width=\"1000\"><\/img><\/span><figcaption><span>A sign is shown outside the Cargill facility in High River, AB, south of Calgary on Wednesday, May 6, 2020.<\/span> <span>Jim Wells\/Postmedia<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<section aria-labelledby=\"sidebarLabel\"><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<h2>Article content<\/h2>\n<p>With news on COVID-19 happening rapidly, we\u2019ve created this page to bring you our latest stories and information on the outbreak in and around Calgary.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/hr>\n<div id=\"featured-video\">\n<div fallback=\"\">\n<div>\n<p>We apologize, but this video has failed to load.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section data-channel-id=\"\" data-host=\"calgaryherald.com\" data-video-id=\"\" id=\"video-container\">\n<header>\n<h5><span>COVID-19 Updates: One more death, 96 new cases in Alberta | OHS review comes out on High River Cargill plant<\/span> <span>Back to video<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/header>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<h2>What\u2019s happening now<\/h2>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Cargill <a href=\"https:\/\/calgaryherald.com\/news\/disturbing-review-shows-cargill-failed-to-engage-workers-during-covid-19-investigation\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">failed to engage workers<\/a> during its COVID-19 investigation, a review from Alberta Occupational Health and Safety found.<\/li>\n<li>Calgary malls are <a href=\"https:\/\/calgaryherald.com\/news\/calgary-malls-prepare-to-reopen-retail-industry-forever-changed-from-covid-19\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">preparing to reopen<\/a> as Stage 1 of Alberta\u2019s relaunch plan is expected to get underway this week.<\/li>\n<li>One more Albertan has died due to COVID-19 and 96 new cases have been reported, the province announced Sunday.<\/li>\n<li>The total number of people killed by the coronavirus in Canada rose by 2.2% to 4,728 on Sunday, one of the lowest daily increases since the outbreak started, official public health agency data showed.<\/li>\n<li>A lot of moms across Canada will be missing their hugs and kisses this Mother\u2019s Day because of physical distancing rules and guidelines.<\/li>\n<li>Alberta had <a href=\"https:\/\/calgaryherald.com\/news\/saturday-covid-19-main-file\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">59 new cases and one new death on Saturday.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Canada Post says it believes the six confirmed cases of COVID-19 at a Calgary mail processing plant are unrelated.<\/li>\n<li>Community halls across Calgary have been sitting empty for nearly two months and<a href=\"https:\/\/calgaryherald.com\/news\/local-news\/a-make-or-break-scenario-covid-19-threatens-the-future-of-calgary-community-associations\/\">some local associations are wondering whether they can survive the financial blow from the COVID-19 pandemic<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>A Calgary business has been charged for ignoring an order related to alleged price gouging.<\/li>\n<li>Calgary transit has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.calgarytransit.com\/news\/may-2020-service-changes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">released a list<\/a> of cancelled routes as COVID-19 forces further service reductions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div id=\"ad__inner-1\">\n<div>\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<h2>Article content continued<\/h2>\n<hr>\n<\/hr>\n<h5>7:10 p.m.<\/h5>\n<p>As Alberta looks to reopen the economy this week, the provincial government reported 96 new cases of COVID-19, an additional death and 185 confirmed recoveries Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The first phase of the economic relaunch is tentatively set to begin Thursday with the reopening of retail businesses such as clothing, furniture and bookstores, farmers\u2019 market vendors and some personal services like hair salons and barbershops. Cafes, restaurants, pubs, bars, museums and art galleries, daycares and some outdoor recreation facilities could open \u2014 with limited capacity.<\/p>\n<p>Alberta Health Services reported a total number of 1,747 active cases in the province, including the 96 newly documented cases. This is out of the 6,253 total cases that have been confirmed since the first cases were detected in early March.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div id=\"ad__inner-2\">\n<div>\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<h2>Article content continued<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/calgaryherald.com\/news\/heading-into-economic-relaunch-week-province-reports-96-new-cases-one-covid-19-death\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/hr>\n<h5>6:00 p.m.<\/h5>\n<h2>Cargill failed to engage workers during COVID-19 investigation: review<\/h2>\n<figure><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"UFCW Local 401 president Thomas Hesse holds flags as other union members used poles to hand out masks and information to workers entering the Cargill plant near High River while protesting the meat processing plant reopening on Monday, May 4, 2020. The plant had been temporarily shut down after hundreds of workers contracted COVID-19. The union says the plant is still not a safe for workers. Gavin Young\/Postmedia\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/postmediacalgaryherald2.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/05\/78275628-cal050120-gya-7-w.jpg?quality=5&#038;strip=all&#038;w=100\" width=\"1000\"><\/img><\/span><figcaption><span>UFCW Local 401 president Thomas Hesse holds flags as other union members used poles to hand out masks and information to workers entering the Cargill plant near High River while protesting the meat processing plant reopening on Monday, May 4, 2020. The plant had been temporarily shut down after hundreds of workers contracted COVID-19.<\/span> \/<span>Gavin Young\/Postmedia<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cargill failed to engage worker representation during its investigation into the largest COVID-19 outbreak in the province, a review from Alberta Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) found.<\/p>\n<p>There are now 952 COVID-19 cases to date at the meat-processing plant in High River, about 65 kilometres south of Calgary, representing over 15 per cent of Alberta\u2019s total cases. It is the biggest outbreak at a single facility in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Under the provincial OHS Act, employers are required to investigate in conjunction with the joint work site health and safety committee. OHS investigators said provided documents and conversations with Cargill representatives revealed they were not following the mandatory procedure, in a report obtained by Postmedia.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div id=\"ad__inner-3\">\n<div>\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<h2>Article content continued<\/h2>\n<p>Thomas Hesse, president of UFCW Local 401, which represents workers at the\u00a0meat processing facility, said the findings further erode trust by the public and workers in Cargill\u2019s ability to protect its roughly 2,000 workers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/calgaryherald.com\/news\/disturbing-review-shows-cargill-failed-to-engage-workers-during-covid-19-investigation\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/hr>\n<h5>5:00 p.m.<\/h5>\n<h2>Calgary malls prepare to reopen, retail industry forever changed from COVID-19<\/h2>\n<figure><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/postmediacalgaryherald2.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/05\/cal050620-gya-13-copy.jpg?quality=5&#038;strip=all&#038;w=100\" width=\"1000\"><\/img><\/span><figcaption><span>The closed Chinook Centre mall was photographed on Wednesday, May 6, 2020.<\/span> <span>Gavin Young\/Postmedia<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As some Calgary shopping malls prepare to open as early as this week, leadership across the retail industry have been planning and working on determining the best way to do so while ensuring the safety of customers, staff and tenants.<\/p>\n<p>Under the provincial government\u2019s Relaunch Strategy, Stage 1, which starts May 14, will allow some retail businesses, such as clothing, furniture and books, to reopen with certain restrictions.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div id=\"ad__inner-4\">\n<div>\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<h2>Article content continued<\/h2>\n<p>Besides increasing cleaning protocol, instituting social distancing measures and hiring more staff and security to ensure patrons are sticking to the rules, Calgary\u2019s biggest retail destinations are having to come to terms with the new normal of in-person shopping.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/calgaryherald.com\/news\/calgary-malls-prepare-to-reopen-retail-industry-forever-changed-from-covid-19\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/hr>\n<h5>3:45 p.m.<\/h5>\n<h2>One additional death, 96 new cases in Alberta<\/h2>\n<p>One more Albertan has died due to COVID-19, bringing the province\u2019s death toll to 117, the province announced Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Ninety-six new cases were reported in the province, bringing Alberta\u2019s total number of cases up to 6,253. Of those, 4,389 people have recovered \u2014 just over 70 per cent. There remain 1,747 active cases in the province, the bulk of which, 1,159 \u2014 or just over 66 per cent \u2014 are in Calgary.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div id=\"ad__inner-5\">\n<div>\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<h2>Article content continued<\/h2>\n<p>There are currently 71 people in hospital, with 13 people requiring intensive care.<\/p>\n<p>To date, 687 cases came from an unknown exposure, according to the province.<\/p>\n<p>In continuing care facilities, there have been 722 cases in total. Eighty-four residents have died.<\/p>\n<p>In meat-processing plants, there are 58 active cases at the Cargill plant in High River, with 893 recoveries; 82 active cases at JBS in Brooks, with 520 recoveries; and 17 active cases at Harmony Beef, with 21 recoveries.<\/p>\n<p>In the past 24 hours, 4,186 tests have been completed. There have been 185,293 tests performed in total.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/postmediacalgaryherald2.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/05\/0510-covid-alberta-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"874\"  src=\"https:\/\/postmediacalgaryherald2.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/05\/0510-covid-alberta-1.png?w=640\"  width=\"640\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/hr>\n<h5>12:45 p.m.<\/h5>\n<h2>Family members create Mother\u2019s Day parade outside seniors residence<\/h2>\n<p>Family members decorated their vehicles in celebration of their moms and grandmothers and drove past the Amica Britannia seniors residence in Calgary as residents waved. Postmedia photographer Gavin Young captured these images of the event.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div id=\"ad__inner-6\">\n<div>\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<h2>Article content continued<\/h2>\n<figure><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/postmediacalgaryherald2.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/05\/cal051020-gya9_78352018-w.jpg?quality=5&#038;strip=all&#038;w=100\" width=\"1000\"><\/img><\/span><\/figure>\n<figure><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/postmediacalgaryherald2.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/05\/cal051020-gya3_78352012-w.jpg?quality=5&#038;strip=all&#038;w=100\" width=\"1000\"><\/img><\/span><\/figure>\n<figure><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/postmediacalgaryherald2.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/05\/cal051020-gya6_78352010-w.jpg?quality=5&#038;strip=all&#038;w=100\" width=\"1000\"><\/img><\/span><\/figure>\n<figure><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/postmediacalgaryherald2.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/05\/cal051020-gya5_78352008-w.jpg?quality=5&#038;strip=all&#038;w=100\" width=\"1000\"><\/img><\/span><\/figure>\n<figure><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/postmediacalgaryherald2.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/05\/cal051020-gya1_78352002-w.jpg?quality=5&#038;strip=all&#038;w=100\" width=\"1000\"><\/img><\/span><\/figure>\n<hr>\n<\/hr>\n<h5>11:30 a.m.<\/h5>\n<h2>Canada posts one of its smallest daily increases in coronavirus deaths<\/h2>\n<p>The total number of people killed by the coronavirus in Canada rose by 2.2% to 4,728 on Sunday, one of the lowest daily increases since the outbreak started, official public health agency data showed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have come a long way in a short time since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared and our efforts have undoubtedly prevented wider spread of the virus across the country,\u201d chief public health officer Theresa Tam said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The figure for those diagnosed with the coronavirus rose to 67,996. On Saturday there were 4,628 deaths and 66,780 positive diagnoses.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div id=\"ad__inner-7\">\n<div>\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<h2>Article content continued<\/h2>\n<hr>\n<\/hr>\n<h5>9:00 a.m.<\/h5>\n<h2>Another Cargill plant closes after\u00a0COVID-19 outbreak<\/h2>\n<p>A Cargill meat-processing plant south of Montreal is closing temporarily after at least 64 workers tested positive for\u00a0COVID-19, marking the second time the company has experienced an outbreak at one of its facilities in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>A spokeswoman for the union representing the workers says the plant in Chambly, Que., will close as of Wednesday so all its workers can be tested.<\/p>\n<p>Roxanne Larouche says 171 workers were sent home last week as a preventative measure, and 30 of them have tested negative.<\/p>\n<p>She says the workplace had implemented safety measures for employees, including installing plexiglass between workers where possible, staggering arrival and departure times and providing masks, visors and safety glasses.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div id=\"ad__inner-8\">\n<div>\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<h2>Article content continued<\/h2>\n<p>A<a href=\"http:\/\/calgaryherald.com\/commodities\/agriculture\/numb-and-very-lost-meat-plant-reopens-as-memorial-held-for-cargill-worker\/wcm\/330d456c-2b93-4445-a3df-28ba850812f4\">Cargill beef-packing plant in High River<\/a> reopened last Monday after a two-week shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>More than 900 of 2,000 workers at that plant have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/calgaryherald.com\/news\/local-news\/cargill-plant-in-chambly-closes-after-64-workers-infected-with-covid-19\/wcm\/3b340dd1-5d4a-42b9-8012-f0c42ccea541\">Read more.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/hr>\n<h5>7:30 a.m.<\/h5>\n<h2 id=\"articleTitle\">New moms on the challenges of raising a baby during a pandemic<\/h2>\n<figure><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jayme and Stuart Gradon are raising their four-month-old son Malcolm amidst a global pandemic.\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/postmediacalgaryherald2.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/05\/78347262-malcolm-09-05-2020-002-w.jpg?quality=5&#038;strip=all&#038;w=100\" width=\"1000\"><\/img><\/span><figcaption><span>Jayme and Stuart Gradon are raising their four-month-old son Malcolm amidst a global pandemic.<\/span> <span>Stuart Gradon<\/span>\/<span>jpg<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Welcoming a newborn into the world is overwhelming as it is, but doing so during a global pandemic is unheard of in modern times.<\/p>\n<p>Calgary parents Jamie and Stuart Gradon have started calling their four-month-old son \u201cbunker baby\u201d as they grapple with the new reality of pandemic parenting, which they say is a lot like normal parenting but with a twist.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div id=\"ad__inner-9\">\n<div>\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<h2>Article content continued<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cIt has been a really wonderful experience but you throw a global pandemic in the mix and it\u2019s a bit bizarre,\u201d said Jamie.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s basically the same on one hand for what you think about having a new baby: lots of diapers, lots of crying, lots of puke, lots of late nights but we\u2019re also doing it totally on our own.\u00a0We understand the importance of the pandemic and the virus and we\u2019re happy to do what we need to do but that also means our little guy hasn\u2019t met so much of our family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/calgaryherald.com\/news\/bunker-baby-new-moms-on-the-challenges-of-raising-a-baby-in-the-time-of-covid-19\/wcm\/9efacc08-e416-44e2-a374-49b7871addea\/\">Read more.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/hr>\n<h5 id=\"articleTitle\">7:00 a.m.<\/h5>\n<h2 id=\"articleTitle\">Physical distancing upending Mother\u2019s Day tradition<\/h2>\n<p>A lot of moms across Canada will be missing their hugs and kisses this Mother\u2019s Day because of physical distancing rules and guidelines.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div id=\"ad__inner-10\">\n<div>\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<h2>Article content continued<\/h2>\n<p>The COVID-19 pandemic will make this year\u2019s celebration of mothers unlike any other for most people, but especially those in long-term care facilities, barred from any physical contact with family members.<\/p>\n<p>Many moms will be receiving the traditional messages of love and gratitude by remote means, or from the other side of glass barriers.<\/p>\n<p>Federal officials issued dire warnings yesterday about the dangers to long-term care residents if COVID-19 restrictions are lifted too quickly.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/hr>\n<h5>4:00 a.m.<\/h5>\n<h3>The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada<\/h3>\n<p>The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive\u00a0COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div id=\"ad__inner-11\">\n<div>\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<h2>Article content continued<\/h2>\n<p>There are 67,702 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Quebec: 36,986 confirmed (including 2,786 deaths, 9,268 resolved)<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ontario: 19,944 confirmed (including 1,599 deaths, 14,383 resolved)<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alberta: 6,157 confirmed (including 116 deaths, 4,204 resolved)<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 British Columbia: 2,330 confirmed (including 129 deaths, 1,659 resolved)<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nova Scotia: 1,011 confirmed (including 47 deaths, 743 resolved)<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Saskatchewan: 553 confirmed (including 6 deaths, 340 resolved)<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Manitoba: 273 confirmed (including 7 deaths, 247 resolved), 11 presumptive<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Newfoundland and Labrador: 261 confirmed (including 3 deaths, 244 resolved)<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div id=\"ad__inner-12\">\n<div>\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<h2>Article content continued<\/h2>\n<p>\u2014 New Brunswick: 120 confirmed (including 118 resolved)<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Prince Edward Island: 27 confirmed (including 27 resolved)<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Repatriated Canadians: 13 confirmed (including 13 resolved)<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Yukon: 11 confirmed (including 11 resolved)<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Northwest Territories: 5 confirmed (including 5 resolved)<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nunavut: No confirmed cases<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Total: 67,702 (11 presumptive, 67,691 confirmed including 4,693 deaths, 31,262 resolved)<\/p>\n<p><em>-Canadian Press<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/hr>\n<h5>Saturday<\/h5>\n<h2>Alberta reports 59 new cases on Saturday and one new death<\/h2>\n<p>The province released its latest numbers for COVID-19 cases on Saturday afternoon, reporting 59 new cases.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div id=\"ad__inner-13\">\n<div>\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<h2>Article content continued<\/h2>\n<p>The number of active cases in the province now sits at 1,837. Of those active cases, 1,202 are in the Calgary zone.<\/p>\n<p>One new death brings the death toll to 116. The latest death was in the Calgary zone.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/calgaryherald.com\/news\/saturday-covid-19-main-file\/\">Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-dnt=\"true\" data-width=\"550\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>Fifty-nine new cases were confirmed since Friday, bringing the province&#8217;s total to 6,157. The 59 new cases came from 3,548 tests \u2014 a 1.7% positive rate.<\/p>\n<p>Of the 6,157 cases, 1,837 are active and 4,204 are recovered. Recoveries now make up 68% of total cases.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19AB?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19AB<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Jason Herring (@jasonfherring) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jasonfherring\/status\/1259228677461512192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div id=\"ad__inner-14\">\n<div>\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<h2>Article content continued<\/h2>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-dnt=\"true\" data-width=\"550\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>Continuing care facilities are the site of 84 of Alberta&#8217;s deaths and 630 cases (a number that is much lower than the 678 reported Friday&#8211;not sure why that is). <\/p>\n<p>Seventy-four Albertans are currently in hospital, 15 of whom are in ICU, a decrease in both metrics since yesterday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Jason Herring (@jasonfherring) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jasonfherring\/status\/1259230418378715136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div id=\"ad__inner-15\">\n<div>\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<h2>Article content continued<\/h2>\n<hr>\n<\/hr>\n<h5>Saturday<\/h5>\n<h2>Canada Post says infections at Calgary processing plant were unrelated<\/h2>\n<figure><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/postmediacalgaryherald2.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/08\/0210-na-postal.jpg?quality=5&#038;strip=all&#038;w=100\" width=\"1000\"><\/img><\/span><figcaption><span>File image of Canada Post mailboxes.<\/span> <span>Stuart Dryden<\/span>\/<span>STUART DRYDEN\/CALGARY SUN\/QMI AGENCY<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Canada Post says it was forthright with the provincial government about COVID-19 cases at its Calgary processing facility, and that it believes the six confirmed cases are unrelated.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Alberta\u2019s Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena HInshaw confirmed an outbreak at a Canada Post Processing facility located at 1100 49th Ave. N.E.<\/p>\n<p>In an emailed statement from Canada Post, the corporation said it has informed Alberta Health about all employees who test positive for COVID-19, as well as informing the employees and the union.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div id=\"ad__inner-16\">\n<div>\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<h2>Article content continued<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cIn working with Alberta Public Health, they\u2019ve informed us they do not believe these cases occurred in the workplace but rather that exposure occurred externally and all cases were unrelated,\u201d read the statement. \u201cThe employees were also showing no symptoms when last in the workplace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Canada Post says it has brought in measures such as physical distancing and increased sanitation to protect workers. It also says workers who most quarantine are placed on paid leave.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/hr>\n<h5>Saturday<\/h5>\n<h2 id=\"articleTitle\">Trudeau warns premature reopening could send Canada \u2018back into confinement\u2019<\/h2>\n<figure><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/postmediacalgaryherald2.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/05\/justin-trudeau-1-1.png?quality=5&#038;strip=all&#038;w=100\" width=\"1000\"><\/img><\/span><figcaption><span>Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wears a protective face mask as he attends a repatriation ceremony at CFB Trenton for the six Canadian Forces personnel killed in a military helicopter crash, May 6, 2020.<\/span> <span>Frank Gunn\/Pool via Reuters<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned on Saturday that if provinces move too quickly to reopen their economies, a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic could send Canada \u201cback into confinement this summer.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div id=\"ad__inner-17\">\n<div>\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<section>\n<h2>Article content continued<\/h2>\n<p>Trudeau, who represents a Montreal, Quebec parliamentary riding, told reporters in a daily briefing that he is concerned about the virus\u2019 spread in that province, the country\u2019s epicenter. He said any reopening should be gradual.<\/p>\n<p>Although health officials have pointed to a flattening rate of daily cases in many provinces, Trudeau said Canada was \u201cnot in the recovery phase yet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/calgaryherald.com\/pmn\/health-pmn\/trudeau-warns-premature-reopening-could-send-canada-back-into-confinement-3\/wcm\/0560bc57-4472-43e1-b4ad-259b2cafc788\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/hr>\n<h5>Saturday<\/h5>\n<h2 id=\"articleTitle\">Calgary nurse flies to Newfoundland to become new father during COVID-19 pandemic<\/h2>\n<figure><span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Calgarian Dan Sutherland (left) and his husband Keith are currently in Newfoundland, awaiting the birth of their first child due later this month via surrogate. \" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/postmediacalgaryherald2.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/05\/78340268-danandkeith-w.jpg?quality=5&#038;strip=all&#038;w=100\" width=\"1000\"><\/img><\/span><figcaption><span>Calgarian Dan Sutherland (left) and his husband Keith are currently in Newfoundland, awaiting the birth of their first child due later this month via surrogate.<\/span> <span>Supplied<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In a time when most Canadians are staying put, Calgary registered nurse Dan Sutherland and his husband Keith hopped on a plane last weekend and flew to the other side of the country.<\/p>\n<p>The circumstances of the trip were exceptional: their first child is expected to be born by the end of the month via a surrogate, a longtime family friend who now lives in Newfoundland. It\u2019s a plan they had in place far before the COVID-19 pandemic emerged.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/calgaryherald.com\/news\/local-news\/calgary-nurse-flies-to-newfoundland-to-become-new-father-during-covid-19-pandemic\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/hr>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/calgaryherald.com\/news\/covid-19-updates-pandemic-upending-mothers-day-tradition-4693-deaths-reported-in-canada\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author of the article:Mary-Ellen Southwick \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 Calgary HeraldPublishing date:22\u00a0hours ago \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 9 minute readA sign is shown outside the Cargill facility in High River, AB, south of Calgary on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. 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